2003 National Pro Fastpitch season
Sports season
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The 2003 National Pro Fastpitch season was the final year before the Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL) relaunched with league play in 2004. In November 2002, WPSL announced that it was taking a new name, National Pro Fastpitch, and that it would spend 2003 as a year of touring before resuming competitive play.[1] From 1997 to 2002, the league operated under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL).
| 2003 NPF Season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Pro Fastpitch |
| Sport | softball |
| Duration | June 5, 2003 - August 9, 2003 |
| Games | 23, and 1 rainout |
The All-Star tour lineup visited 17 cities and partnered with a dozen Major League Baseball Clubs (Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, and San Francisco Giants) for exhibition fastpitch games against local fastpitch teams, clinics and promotions.[2]
After the tour, NPF held tryout camps, and their franchises conducted drafts to stock their rosters for the 2004 season.[3]
Schedule
| Date | City | Location | Team | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2003[4] Doubleheader | Sacramento, CA | Shea Stadium (Sacramento State) | Northern California All-Stars | W | 2-1 |
| W | 7-2 | ||||
| June 15, 2003[5] | Minneapolis, MN | Jane Sage Cowles Stadium (Minnesota) | Minnesota All-Stars | W | 8-0 |
| June 18, 2003[6][7] | Milwaukee, WI | Helfaer Field | Stratford Brakettes | L | 5-2 (9 innings) |
| June 26, 2003[8] | Boulder, CO | Stazio Field | Independence Day All-Stars | W | 2-0 |
| June 28, 2003[9] | Westminster, CO | Christopher Four Plex | Fort Collins Force/TC Diamonds | W | 6-0 (No-hitter) |
| Northern Illinois Lightning (Elgin) | W | 17-0 (4 innings, no-hitter) | |||
| June 29, 2003[10] | Fort Collins Triple Crown Buckaroos | L | 1-0 | ||
| Fort Collins Force/TC Diamonds | W | 8-0 (Tournament Semifinal) | |||
| Fort Collins Triple Crown Buckaroos | W | 9-1 (Tournament Final) | |||
| July 1, 2003[11] | Fort Collins, CO | Triple Crown Center | Triple Crown Stars | W | 6-3 |
| July 6, 2003[12] | Chattanooga, TN | Frost Field | East Cobb Bullets | W | 2-0 |
| July 10, 2003[13] | Tempe, AZ | Farrington Stadium (Arizona State) | Arizona Majestic Stars | W | 1-0 (9 innings) |
| July 11, 2003[14] | Tucson, AZ | Hillenbrand Stadium (Arizona) | Arizona Majestic Stars | L | 2-1 |
| July 25, 2003[15] | Akron, OH | Firestone Stadium | Ohio College Stars | W | 5-1 |
| July 26, 2003[16] | Stiles Women's Fastpitch League All-Stars | W | 13-0 | ||
| Ohio College Stars | L | 1-0 | |||
| July 29, 2003[17] doubleheader | Lowell, MA | Martin Softball Field | Connecticut Classics | W | 4-0 |
| W | 5-1 | ||||
| July 31, 2003[6][18] doubleheader | Stratford Brakettes | L | 1-0 | ||
| L | 2-0 | ||||
| August 5, 2003[19] | Klein, TX | Collins Field | Texas All-Stars | W | 5-0 |
| August 7, 2003[20] | Sugar Land, TX | Imperial Park | Texas All-Stars | W | 4-0 |
| August 8, 2003 | Pasadena, TX | Fairmont Park/Phelps Field | Texas All-Stars | Rained Out[21] | |
Roster
The roster of the 2003 NPF All-Star softball team is listed below:[22]
| Name | Position | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Andrade | SS | Arizona | Morgan Hill, CA |
| Lauren Bauer | OF | Arizona | Santa Ana, CA |
| Tarrah Beyster | P | Oregon State | San Diego, CA |
| Shauna Briggs | C/3B | Texas Tech | Sacramento, CA |
| Kara Brun | INF | Arizona State | Glendale, AZ |
| Lindsey Collins | C/OF | Arizona | Fountain Valley, CA |
| Danielle Cox | OF | Florida State | Anniston, AL |
| Jaime Foutch | 1B/OF | Oklahoma State | Edmond, OK |
| Erika Hanson | OF/1B | Arizona | Thousand Oaks, CA |
| Lisa Iancin | INF | California | Covina, CA |
| Amy Kyler | P | Cleveland State | Marshallville, OH |
| Scia Maumausolo | C/DH | CSU Northridge | San Diego, CA |
| Venus Taylor | OF | Western Illinois | Quad Cities, IL |
Head coach Tim Kiernan
Assistant coach Trina Salcido
